1. Pat Howard Remains the man under most direct pressure to justify the Australian teams dire recent run of performances, as per the Argus review diktat to create a single point of accountability. A little more than three years ago, Howard responded to a similar point of pressure by sacking Mickey Arthur and replacing him with Darren Lehmann. This time around, Howard is out of contract in the middle of next year, and is also the man who must make monthly reports to Cricket Australias board of directors. He can expect, at best, a robust grilling at the next one.2. James Sutherland Part of the spotlight on Sutherland relates to the fact he has been at Cricket Australia for so many years - chief executive for the last 15 years. But there are also two other significant factors, neither of which figured the last time he came under sustained pressure following the 2010-11 Ashes. First, he is no longer on a fixed-term contract, reverting to an employee salary arrangement with CA in September 2014. Secondly, there is now a man in place at CAs Jolimont headquarters with the requisite background and skills to replace him: Kevin Roberts, the former NSW batsman, accomplished business figure and ex-board director. It is Roberts who is to lead MoU negotiations with the players over the next year, a role Sutherland himself once performed before replacing Malcolm Speed, the chairman of the board, in 2001.3. Darren Lehmann Lehmann had secured a long-term contract extension in August, which, on the face of it, is expected to see him through to the end of the 2019 Ashes series in England. However, as his predecessor Arthur can testify, a coachs contract is only so binding as the ability of the governing body to pay it out if things get grim for the team. Lehmann was an excellent coach for an older team, and initially seemed the right man to help develop a new captain in Steven Smith. But he has been unable to arrest a batting slide that began in Sri Lanka, and his attacking philosophies, often light on detail, seem to require a greater technical and mental underpinning with this younger team. Should CA move on Lehmann, Justin Langer has already enjoyed a successful stand-in stint in the recent past, a tri-series in the Caribbean.4. The selectors Some of the scrutiny of the selection panel, of which Lehmann is also a member, has been diffused by the fact that the chairman, Rod Marsh, is set to retire from his role in the middle of next year. Nevertheless, Howard has indicated that his fellow selectors, Trevor Hohns and Mark Waugh, may also finish up at that time, following a series of decisions and judgements that have grown increasingly difficult to justify. There have also been queries raised about why Marsh, a distinguished figure in Australian cricket, is being granted such a long lead-out from the job. The example of Michael Husseys playing retirement has been raised, whereby he asked for the chance to play out the summers ODIs after his Test exit, and was refused. More defeats and the process may well be expedited.5. The assistant coaches In the lead-up to the announcement of his contract extension, Lehmann refreshed his support staff. Figures such as the bowling coach Craig McDermott, batting coach Michael Di Venuto, the strength and conditioning expert Damian Mednis, the physio Alex Kountouris, and the freelance fielding coach Mike Young were no longer around the team. In their places, respectively, are David Saker, Graeme Hick, Aaron Kellett, David Beakley and Greg Blewett. While it is not uncommon for assistant coaches to be turned over in this way, the question to be asked is whether the new men are adding exactly what the team requires in its present state.6. Gavin Dovey Before the Argus review and all its changes, CAs former head of operations Michael Brown appointed Dovey to replace the long-time team manager Steve Bernard. Chosen from outside cricket, Doveys high-functioning and attentive-to-detail style has managed to be sustained through the past five years, but there have been questions at various times about how far his influence has run. During the latter period of Arthurs tenure it was clear he had taken a sizeable role in determining team culture, but Lehmanns arrival saw his terms of reference pared back to something more logistical. Sharing a rugby background with Howard, Dovey has at times butted heads with cricket culture. 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Heres what you get for $75,000 on a Sunday in September at Los Alamitos: five 3-year-old fillies going six furlongs from the stables of Richard Mandella, Bob Baffert, Doug ONeill, John Sadler, and Phil DAmato, who is fresh from his first Del Mar summer training title.For $75,000, you get from the DAmato barn the unbeaten and untested Enola Gray, who appears to have more upside than Mount Everest and whose lip tattoo reads Freak. You get the Claiborne Farm filly Bendable, an exciting late bloomer like Enola Gray; the $775,000 Tapit filly Jade Princess, who knows what its like to chase Songbird and Carina Mia, so Enola Gray should be no shock; and the $630,000 Twirling Candy filly Uptown Twirl, who won the Surfside Stakes over the course and distance last April.For $75,000, you get all this, plus the name of Beverly J. Lewis attached, which is more than most races deserve and worth at least another zero in the purse.The Lewis name should ring bells forever. Beverly and her husband, the late Robert B. Lewis, made Thoroughbred racing history as partners in the most famous California-based stable of the 1990s. Their Oregon University green-and-gold colors were flown high, far and wide, attached to some of the most exciting performers of the era. The Robert B. Lewis Stakes is a major 3-year-old event each winter at Santa Anita.Twenty years ago, Serenas Song was nearing the end of her remarkable run for the Lewises and trainer D. Wayne Lukas. At 2, she won the Oak Leaf, the Starlet, and came within a head of winning the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies. At 3, the daughter of Rahy beat the boys in the Jim Beam and the Haskell. At age 4, Serenas Song started 15 times at nine different tracks, won from seven to nine furlongs, and came within a neck of beating males again in the Whitney.Her career totals read 38 starts, 18 wins, and another 11 seconds for earnings of nearly $3.3 million. After that, it seemed silly to wait five years for Serenas Song to take her place in the Hall of Fame, but there she was in 2002, her first year of eligibility.In March 1996 at Parrish Hill Farm in Kentucky, a chestnut son of Summer Squall was delivered to the Drone mare Bali Babe. The Lewises bought him for $200,000 as a weanling and named him for each other. Anyway, that was the joke. Charismatic went on to win the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness before suffering a career-ending injury while attempting to win the Triple Crown in the Belmont, finishing third on three legs. For his bravery as much as his record, Charismatic was crowed 1999 Horse of the Year.There were scads of others. The Lewises were part of the group that raced champion and Preakness winner Timber Country.dddddddddddd They raced the hotshot 2-year-old Hennessy, better known these days as the sire of Beholder. They won Breeders Cup races with champions Folklore and Orientate.Sunday also marks the 20th anniversary of the Del Mar Futurity victory of Silver Charm, not a bad way to celebrate the Beverly Lewis Stakes. Trained by Baffert, Silver Charm went on to win the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, along with an Eclipse Award as 3-year-old male champion. At 4, he won a thrilling rendition of the Dubai World Cup and later that year finished a close second in the Breeders Cup Classic. In 2007, Silver Charm joined Serenas Song in the Hall of Fame.Anyone can visit Silver Charm at Old Friends Equine in Kentucky, where he holds court as, quite literally, an equine eminence grise. Charismatic is a stallion in Japan and has a ticket already stamped to come home anytime he wants.Serenas Song has been retired as a broodmare after producing seven stakes winners. Her genetic legacy lives on and in large part keeps the Lewis brand alive in the game.She had the good sense to give us fillies with her last three foals, said Jeff Lewis, Robert and Beverlys son, who manages the familys Thoroughbred interests.One of those daughters is Night and Day, whose second foal, Made You Look, won the With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga and is aiming toward the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf. The Lewises sold him for $360,000 as a yearling.Mom also has four horses training in Kentucky with Charlie LoPresti, Jeff Lewis noted. California was proving a little too tough for our fillies. But we sure hope to have that big horse again someday to be able to run there.The Lewis impact was considerable. Beyond their racing stable, Robert Lewis served as president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California and was on the board of the Oak Tree Racing Association, while Beverly has been on the board of the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation. Together, the Lewises were presented with the 1997 Eclipse Award of Merit, the only husband-and-wife team ever so honored.Though Beverly Lewis lives not far from Los Alamitos in Newport Beach, her health precludes her attendance on Sunday, while Jeff Lewis is traveling.Im sorry to say we wont be there, but our thoughts certainly will be with those running in the Beverly Lewis, he said. Its a great tribute to my mom and dad from a sport they loved so much. China NFL Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Online Stitched Hockey Jerseys Wholesale Baseball Jerseys Football Jerseys Outlet College Jerseys For Sale Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys For Sale Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' '